COLLECTION NAME:
Matthew Fox Collection
Record
Collection Name:
Matthew Fox Collection
Title:
An Introduction to Creation Spirituality Tape #1
Title Type:
Proper
Name:
Fox, Matthew, 1940-
Name Role Term Text:
Priests
Resource Type:
Audio
Genre:
sound recordings
Genre:
lectures
Date Created:
Undated
Language Term:
English
Extent:
1 audiocassette (1 hour, 13 min., 20 sec.)
Form:
magnetic tapes
Abstract:
Recording of a lecture Matthew Fox gave on Creation Spirituality and Original Blessing. Topics include Fox's childhood, His educational experience, spirituality, the difference between Western religious traditions and Creation Spirituality traditions, Rilke, Hildegard, and blessing.
Note:
00:00:00 Matthew Fox begins outlining his approach to this Introduction to Creation Spirituality lecture and the first of four paths. Fox talks about the difference between the traditional Western paths (patina, predation, illumination, union) versus Creation Spirituality paths. 00:02:00 Fox discusses his childhood and how having polio affected him and his spirituality. He also discusses his Dominican training and lack of spirituality training. 00:05:19 Fox talks about his mentor Father P?re Chenu. 00:08:30 Fox discusses his first conscious awakening. 00:10:40 Fox discusses the issue of relating social justice to spirituality. 00:11:11 Discussion on the Far Redemption tradition (Catholic Protestant tradition) versus the Creation tradition. 00:13:16 Fox discusses the book The Imitation of Christ, Cotton Mather, Jerry Falwell, and Augustine in connection with the Far Redemption tradition. 00:16:03 Fox goes back to talking about Father P?re Chenu and politics and spirituality. 00:17:36 Fox begins discussing Original Blessing as the starting point of Creation Spirituality. 00:18:51 Fox uses climate and Earth?s evolution as an example of Original Blessing. 00:20:20 Fox discusses Original Sin as a secondary issue. 00:22:17 Fox discusses creativity, the body, art, and sex in spirituality relating it back to his experience in Paris. 00:23:49 Fox discusses the Nicaraguan Revolution relating it to spirituality and art. 00:24:29 Fox talks about going to Germany, after getting his degree in France, and studying political theology. 00:24:49 Fox discusses his experience teaching at a women's college in the 1970's and feminism. 00:25:46 Fox discusses his experience with at mass as a child, creation theology, and cosmic wisdom.00:226:58 Fox takes the audience through the Creation Spirituality family tree. 00:28:00 Fox continues discussion regarding the difference between the Far Redemption tradition (Catholic Protestant tradition) versus the Creation tradition. He concludes that the Creation tradition should be given a try. 00:30:26 Fox begins discussing one of the paths. [Audio cuts out] 00:30:51 Fox is in the middle of discussing the structure of four paths on a life journey. He names mystic liberation, keeping momentum (not getting stuck), and fellow traveling as important to the life journey. 00:33:41 Fox explains how they are going to do an activity and begins that activity reading Eckhart. 00:36:38 Fox goes on a tangent about how humanity has disappointed the universe. 00:38:20 Fox goes back to discussing Eckhart and existence as the miracle. 00:39:10 Fox uses an empty chair as an example for "is-ness." 00:40:30 Fox discusses physics and the cosmos as another example of "is-ness." 00:43:10 Fox gets back to the activity and quotes Eckhart again and talks about gratitude. 00:47:38 An audience members comments on the meaning of sin. Fox expands on their comments. 00:49:09 Fox instructs on passing around paper and crayons for the activity. Fox continues to explain the activity and Creation Spirituality. 00:53:10 Fox discusses Rilke and Via Positiva. 00:54:38 Fox discusses a personal anecdote that informs his explanation of Creation Spirituality referencing Hildegard. 00:59:12 Fox quotes Rilke and comments on it as he reads. 01:05:30 Fox discusses how language has been co-opted and what can be done to bring back spirituality. 01:07:05 Fox reads the Rilke work again while making comments about art, spirituality, and reconning with life. 01:11:24 Fox discusses the theme of blessing in Creation Spirituality referencing Jewish traditions. 01:13:20 End of recording.
Note Type:
Segment sequence
Subject Topic:
Spiritual life--New Age movement
Subject Topic:
Spirituality
Subject Topic:
Education
Subject Topic:
Social justice
Subject Topic:
Sin, Original--Biblical teaching
Subject Topic:
Religious education--Teacher training
Subject Topic:
Gratitude--Religious aspects
Subject Name:
Fox, Matthew, 1940-
Subject Name:
Rilke, Rainer Maria, 1875-1926
Subject Name:
Hildegard, Saint, 1098-1179
Identifier:
U183071283744_narv_foxMatthew_60-18_introductionCreationSpirituality1_a.mp3
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Physical Location:
University of Colorado Boulder Libraries Rare and Distinctive Collections
Shelf Locator:
COU: 5082 | box 60 | item 18
Date Captured:
Spring, 2024
Internet Media Type:
audio/mp3
Digital Origin:
reformatted digital
Access Condition:
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